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Field recording · Belgium

Place ambience

Bruxelles - Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België / Belgique / Belgien

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Brussels, Belgium on 23 January 2025, in the morning. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, streets & traffic and construction & industry.

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Place ambience
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Recordist's notes

Crows in the distance, flying over the church, a few cars, cobblestone road. Construction site nearby. Corneilles au loin qui volent au-dessus de l'église, quelques voitures sur la route pavée. Chantier de la Place de Brouckère. Tech Note : Lom BasicUcho AB -> Zoom F3.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3 and LOM microphones (Uši). A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.

Recorded nearby

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